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SUMMARY:Rabia Chaudry on "Fatty Fatty Boom Boom"
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DESCRIPTION:New York Times bestselling author\, attorney\, and advocate Ra
 bia Chaudry launches the 2022/2023 Prince George's County Reads series wit
 h a book talk and signing at the Greenbelt Branch Library. Presented with 
 Prince George's County Office of Human Rights and University of Maryland's
  Center for Literary and Comparative Studies..\nhttps://pgcmls.libnet.info
 /event/7405980
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: center\;"><iframe width
 ="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ciu42owzlbE" title=
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 lipboard-write\; encrypted-media\; gyroscope\; picture-in-picture" allowfu
 llscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Prince Georgians are
  invited to participate in a countywide read this winter and spring for th
 e second annual Prince George&rsquo\;s County Reads initiative\, co-presen
 ted by the Prince George&rsquo\;s County Memorial Library System\, Prince 
 George&rsquo\;s County Office of Human Rights\, and University of Maryland
 's Center for Literary and Comparative Studies. The 2022/2023 selection is
  &ldquo\;Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food\, Fat\, and Family\,&rdqu
 o\; by New York Times bestselling author\, attorney\, and Bowie resident R
 abia Chaudry. Her book chronicles her Pakistani immigrant family&rsquo\;s 
 journey to the United States\, Chaudry&rsquo\;s relationship with her body
  image\, and how food and culture are strongly intertwined.</p>\n<p>The 20
 22/2023 Prince George&rsquo\;s County Reads series kicks off with a talk b
 y Rabia Chaudry at the Greenbelt Branch Library on Tuesday\, December 6 at
  6 pm. PGCMLS and PGCOHR host bimonthly virtual book discussions on Januar
 y 26\, March 30\, and May 25 at 7 pm ET.</p>\n<p>Borrow "Fatty Fatty Boom 
 Boom" from <a href="https://pgcmls.info" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PG
 CMLS</a></p>\n<p><strong>About Rabia Chaudry</strong></p>\n<p>Rabia Chaudr
 y is a Bowie\, Maryland-based bestselling author\, attorney\, and podcast 
 producer/host. She is widely known for her first book\, &ldquo\;Adnan&rsqu
 o\;s Story\,&rdquo\; and work as a co-producer and co-host of several inve
 stigative podcasts\, including "The 45th\," "The Hidden Djinn\," "Nighty N
 ight\," and "Undisclosed." She is executive producer of HBO&rsquo\;s &ldqu
 o\;The Case Against Adnan Syed&rdquo\; and her podcast &ldquo\;Undisclosed
 &rdquo\; has over 400 million downloads\, leading to the exoneration of ma
 ny wrongfully incarcerated individuals. Her distinguished career as a scho
 lar and advocate has included roles as an Aspen Institute/Anti-Defamation 
 League Civil Society Fellow\, Truman National Security Project Fellow\, an
 d U.S. Institute of Peace Fellow. She holds a law degree from George Mason
  School of Law\, which led her to a legal practice in the areas of immigra
 tion and civil rights law.</p>\n<p><strong>Series Events</strong></p>\n<ul
 >\n<li><a href="https://ww1.pgcmls.info/event/7405980" target="_blank" rel
 ="noopener">Tuesday\, December 6\, 6:30 pm\, Greenbelt Branch Library - Ra
 bia Chaudry on "Fatty Fatty Boom Boom" - Author Talk &amp\; Book Signing</
 a></li>\n<li><a href="https://ww1.pgcmls.info/event/7406193" target="_blan
 k" rel="noopener">Thursday\, January 26\, 7 pm - Virtual Discussion - Topi
 c: Body Image</a></li>\n<li><a href="https://ww1.pgcmls.info/event/7406194
 " target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thursday\, March 30\, 7 pm - Virtual Disc
 ussion - Topic: Women's Rights</a></li>\n<li><a href="https://ww1.pgcmls.i
 nfo/event/7406195" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thursday\, May 25\, 7 pm
  - Virtual Discussion - Topic: Immigrant Experiences</a></li>\n</ul>\n<p><
 br /><strong>About Prince George&rsquo\;s County Reads</strong></p>\n<p>Ea
 ch year\, Prince Georgians are invited to participate in a countywide read
  to learn and discuss historical or contemporary topics that are relevant 
 to everyday life in Prince George&rsquo\;s County. By sharing a reading jo
 urney\, community members can develop new points of connection with each o
 ther. Featured books and authors are selected by the Prince George&rsquo\;
 s County Memorial Library System and Prince George&rsquo\;s County Office 
 of Human Rights.</p>\n<p>2022/2023: &ldquo\;Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoi
 r of Food\, Fat\, and Family&rdquo\; by Rabia Chaudry<br />2021/2022: &ldq
 uo\;A Question of Freedom: The Families Who Challenged Slavery from the Na
 tion&rsquo\;s Founding to the Civil War&rdquo\; by William G. Thomas III</
 p>\nhttps://pgcmls.libnet.info/event/7405980
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